The Anxiety is building up

[Diamondback]

Not sure if others have experienced this but las week I had started to feel half normal again but this week I feel like the anxiety is growing more and more every day and the more I try to calm my self the more I feel scared that I'm going to have another anxiety attack I feel like I am building myself up to it getting ready again for the flight or fight I'm really paranoid it will happen at work or when I have my son I am seeing the councillor tomorrow which I'm hoping will help. I think the worst thing is I just feel like I want it to go away again and as I've learnt before the worst thing to do is fight it.....

[BballJ]

Hi Diamondback,

I know the feelings all to well having dealt with anxiety for many years now. It always seems to be when you start to feel better they anxiety feeling creep right back up.

What are your current coping mechanisms you use to help these feelings? Do you do anything in particular when you feel them coming on, do you try and calm your mind by meditation, exercise anything really? I am glad you are seeing your psych tomorrow as I really do think that will help.

Anxiety is such an interesting beast.. your mind takes over and you feed negative thoughts into your mind and they eventually build and build until they are released in the form of an anxiety attack, that's how I view them anyway.

You are not alone in these feelings, I have had them many times and so have a lot of people on here... you will get through this.

My best for you,

Jay

[Sophie_M]

Hi everyone, this is a continuation of an earlier thread, so we're closing it off.  Please continue this discussion in the original thread below:

I never thought anxiety would affect me